- Police and detectives enforce laws catch criminals collect evidence and sometimes they testify in court.
- Most police wear uniforms
- detectives and special agents work in regular clothes.
- Most detectives are part of regular police forces
- Special agents work for Federal and State agencies.
- Most police work on foot or ride in cars. but Some ride horses, bikes, or motorcycles.
- Most police and detectives work at least 40 hours a week. When they work longer they get extra pay.
- Because police work is a 24-hour-a-day job some police have to work nights and weekends.
- They have to be ready to go to work at all times.
- Good training, teamwork, and good equipment reduce the number of injuries and deaths among police officers.
- Most police officers must be U.S. citizens. They must be healthy and strong and of good character.
- To get a job, a person must pass a written test, be at least a high school graduate, and have some work experience.
- The middle half of all police and sheriff's patrol officers earn between $35,600 and $59,880
- The middle half of all police and detective supervisors earned between $53,900 and $83,940
- The middle half of all detectives and criminal investigators earned between $43,920 and $76,350
- Police get paid for overtime. Police also receive paid vacation, sick leave, and medical and life insurance
- There were about 861,000 police and detectives in 2006. About 79 percent worked for local governments.
- Employment of police and detectives is expected to increase about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2016.
- Many people are attracted to police work because it is challenging
- There will be a lot of opportunities for people who want to be police officers at local police departments
- Much of their time is spent responding to calls and doing paperwork.
- They attempt to become familiar with their patrol area and remain alert for anything unusual.
- sheriffs and deputy sheriffs enforce the law on the county level
- State highway patrols operate in every State except Hawaii
- Most full-time sworn personnel are uniformed officers who regularly patrol and respond to calls for service.
- There are many other Federal agencies that enforce particular types of laws
- Police officers and detectives have one of the highest rates of on-the-job injury and illness
- Education requirements range from a high school diploma to a college degree or higher
- Before their first assignments, officers usually go through a period of training
- recruits get training in their agency's police academy often for 12 to 14 weeks
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